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but in a world where americans dug bomb shelters and worried about muss ills science spelled national security. >> the cold war had been pro clonged it was going on nobody could really see an end to it. there were all of the underlying risk of nuclear confrontations in the times. >> man wants it that required a few good men 7 to start with. >> there was 110 selected by the air force and navy. ithittled down to 32 after the interviews. 32 of us went to the clinic and i was the only guy to fly. oo i i had a high belly reuben which was a pigment in your blood. based on that they said well you are out. >> at the time your little boy was into dinosaurs and rockettes. you were not into dinosaurs. >> when i didn't get into the mercury program i was interested in rockettes before the guys could spell. >> project mercury began in 1958 with the goal to put a hman in orbit and doing so before the soviets could. on the second count they failed. 3 and a half years after the sputnik shock on april 12th, 1961, the soviets out paced the u.s. once again when confidante became the first human being in
but in a world where americans dug bomb shelters and worried about muss ills science spelled national security. >> the cold war had been pro clonged it was going on nobody could really see an end to it. there were all of the underlying risk of nuclear confrontations in the times. >> man wants it that required a few good men 7 to start with. >> there was 110 selected by the air force and navy. ithittled down to 32 after the interviews. 32 of us went to the clinic and i was the...
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competing with the soviets for scientific dominance but in a world where america worried about missiles, science spelled "national security." >> the cold war was prolonged, it was going on and no one could see an end to it, and there were underlying risks of nuclear confrontation. >> the next step in the race was manned launches that required a few good men, seven to start. >> there were 110 originally selected to become astronauts by the air force and navy and it became a list of 326789 i was the only guy to flunk. i had what was known as pink pigment in the blood and they said, well, you know, you are out. >> you said at time when you were a boy you were not into dinosaurs. >>guest: when i did not get in the original selection i was interested in rockets before they could spelt -- spell it. >> the goal was to put a human in orbit before the soviets. on the second count they failed and 3 1/2 years after the shock of april 12, 1961, the soviets outpaced the united states again when a cosmonaut was the first human being in space. >> they beat us into orbit so we were behind. we were lagging. >> a
competing with the soviets for scientific dominance but in a world where america worried about missiles, science spelled "national security." >> the cold war was prolonged, it was going on and no one could see an end to it, and there were underlying risks of nuclear confrontation. >> the next step in the race was manned launches that required a few good men, seven to start. >> there were 110 originally selected to become astronauts by the air force and navy and it...
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and they said, oh, for science. i said, name the three most important science breakthroughs because of the space station? weird. [laughter] okay, let's talk a little bit about what richard branson is doing now. a new industry, public access sub orbital space. it is being done sub orbital because the problem has not been solved for it to be safeh or affordable enough for you to go to work it. it is solvable, but it has not even been tried. nasa has not worked to reduce the cost of space flight or but. they developed the shuttle, put all their money in that for all these decades. the shuttle is more expensive to fly than throwing away the boosters. failed. it was supposed to be safer. statistically the shuttle is the most dangerous way to go to space. failed. that's weird. no, it's not. it's government. [laughter] yes, richard branson is as wild and weird and -- he is just like to see on television. cool guy. i think the steps will be likely virgin galactic, someone else may be first. people need to be exposed to a la
and they said, oh, for science. i said, name the three most important science breakthroughs because of the space station? weird. [laughter] okay, let's talk a little bit about what richard branson is doing now. a new industry, public access sub orbital space. it is being done sub orbital because the problem has not been solved for it to be safeh or affordable enough for you to go to work it. it is solvable, but it has not even been tried. nasa has not worked to reduce the cost of space flight...
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we have to understand this is more about internalizing the science and making the science become part of the cultural vocabulary. the problem with the right-wing, a big cloud of disinformation is people are very naive and the arts can help catalyze a more emotional discussion. the numbers spar speaking already. we have ted record level drops and firestorms -- we have had record level droughts and firestorms. you would have to be in an absolute fool or someone like george bush cannot process that. it's incredible. it is still have to point out hi, your losses on fire. that's my take on it. >> one more question, on the left. >> thank you. part of what you said about the gift giving economy, there was a book on that. and there's another book " the ethnography." with social movements around the world in the coming year, do you see it going more towards reaction and then fizzling out or accelerating the move from creative to a reactive force? >> everything is reaction to something. we all came from something extreme before us. yes, you want to do that? >> i will go back to what i said back
we have to understand this is more about internalizing the science and making the science become part of the cultural vocabulary. the problem with the right-wing, a big cloud of disinformation is people are very naive and the arts can help catalyze a more emotional discussion. the numbers spar speaking already. we have ted record level drops and firestorms -- we have had record level droughts and firestorms. you would have to be in an absolute fool or someone like george bush cannot process...
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. >> i want to move to science. it is such a huge thing these days about the lack of women in science. in some universities, only 10% of the teachers are female. what can we do to get more women motivated to go into science and why is it important? >> >> talk about why they are not there first. it begins very early in terms of which women are exposed to, the expectations. it is a lot of hard work. science is a funny business because one is not always in the limelight. that is kind of public affirmation that is not there until one is a fair distance down the road and becomes an instant entrepreneur or something like that. a lot of what happens to women will happen within the community within which they work. a lot of the attitudes get reinforced. i think what needs to happen is we have to try to reach young women early. we have to affirm them. as a society, we have to value science and those who do it more. everything we like to play with, including broadcast media and health care, they are rooted in scientific disco
. >> i want to move to science. it is such a huge thing these days about the lack of women in science. in some universities, only 10% of the teachers are female. what can we do to get more women motivated to go into science and why is it important? >> >> talk about why they are not there first. it begins very early in terms of which women are exposed to, the expectations. it is a lot of hard work. science is a funny business because one is not always in the limelight. that is...
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] science. we have to often scrubbed the authorization process and favor the appropriations process. one of the great reforms around this place that would work would be to actually enforce the rules of congress that says you have to have authorization and the place before you can pass appropriations. we need to have the stability of long-term set policy to do science well. by abandoning authorization process too often, we have put the policy decisions in the hands of the appropriators and they have a one-year horizon. one year horizons do not work in science. >> thank you. >> there is a precedent for this in terms of some defense programs. the industry would like -- in terms of complex develops programs. when you look at those in the dod arena, it has been an excellent force. >> the chair recognizes the senator from illinois. >> thank you very much. your workers chairman, it has been a good couple of years. wish i could stay longer. i have enjoyed seeing you each time at committee. it reminds me
] science. we have to often scrubbed the authorization process and favor the appropriations process. one of the great reforms around this place that would work would be to actually enforce the rules of congress that says you have to have authorization and the place before you can pass appropriations. we need to have the stability of long-term set policy to do science well. by abandoning authorization process too often, we have put the policy decisions in the hands of the appropriators and they...
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lamar smith, who on the third day of january, will be the chairman of science, space, and technology for many, many years. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. smith: i thank the gentleman from texas, the chairman of the science, space, and technology committee for yielding me time. madam speaker, first i want to thank the gentleman from california, majority whip kevin mctar thi for honoring both neil armstrong and nasa deputy administrator hugh dryden in this bill. not many know the relationship between these two men. dryden was the master mind behind the x-15 plane and neil armstrong was the one who flew the space craffle -- spacecraft dryden envisioned. hugh dryden was engineer and program manager for the spacecraft which neil armstrong flew seven times. while everyone know neil armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon not many people know hugh dryden's role. the soviets launched the first satellite, sputnik, in 1957 and cosmonaut yuri gargaren became the first person in space in 1961. president kennedy was looking fo
lamar smith, who on the third day of january, will be the chairman of science, space, and technology for many, many years. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. smith: i thank the gentleman from texas, the chairman of the science, space, and technology committee for yielding me time. madam speaker, first i want to thank the gentleman from california, majority whip kevin mctar thi for honoring both neil armstrong and nasa deputy administrator hugh...